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### Viewing cable 07BUDAPEST163, THE GREAT BARRIER BEEF: OPPOSITION MP'S "CIVIL

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07BUDAPEST163 | 2007-02-08 07:07 | 2011-01-04 19:07 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Budapest
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    C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000163

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    DEPARTMENT PLEASE PASS TO NSC FOR ADAM STERLING

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/07/2012
    TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON HU KDEM ASEC
    SUBJECT: THE GREAT BARRIER BEEF: OPPOSITION MP'S "CIVIL
    DISOBEDIENCE"

    Ref: a) budapest 135 and previous b) budapest daily

    February 7

    Classified By: POL/C ERIC V. GAUDIOSI; REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)

    ¶1. (C) Opposition leader Viktor Orban lead approximately 100
    MPs from his own FIDESZ party and their Christian Democrat
    (KDNP) coalition partner in an attempt to dismantle a
    security fence around the Parliament building February 2.
    Proceeding en masse from an opposition caucus, the MPs
    succeeded in disassembling a significant stretch of the metal
    barrier before the police reinforced their presence; police
    maintained a visible presence around Parliament through the
    night, with crowds estimated at several hundred - including a
    visible contingent of young skinheads - gathered in the
    evening. 20 arrests were reported in small-scale incidents
    during the week-end.

    ¶2. (C) Ambassador Foley met with FIDESZ MP (and
    Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chair) Zsolt Nemeth
    just after the initial incident. Coming directly from the
    Parliament (and an impromptu run-un with PM Gyurcsany),
    Nemeth proudly displayed a small cut on his hand from "trying
    to take apart the fence without the right tools." (Note:
    Another contact confided to us that Nemeth had cancelled a
    scheduled meeting with her by "calling from the fence with a
    cellphone in one hand and a wrench in the other." End Note.)
    He characterized FIDESZ's move as a blow for the right to
    assembly and commented that "even the liberals should support
    us." Echoing Orban's public statements, he discussed waiving
    his parliamentary immunity from prosecution on potential
    misdemeanor charges.

    ¶3. (C) The government strongly denounced the opposition's
    foray, with the police pressing formal charges (deemed
    incomplete by a Budapest court upon initial review) and the
    MFA circulating a note verbale to the diplomatic community
    condemning "the infraction of regulations in force by virtue
    of the law of the Republic of Hungary" and expressing
    "serious doubts" over the opposition's "commitment to the
    ideals and practice of democracy" beneath the "ill-fitting
    cover of civil disobedience" (full text faxed to EUR/SCE).
    President Solyom released a statement emphasizing that "the
    rule of law cannot be served by illegal methods."

    ¶4. (C) Public reaction was predictably mixed, with some of
    our interlocutors describing the opposition's action as
    "ridiculous" and others expressing concern that the
    government's response risked alienating the public. A great
    deal of attention has focused on the incident as a reflection
    of the dynamic within the opposition. We understand that the
    plan was closely held in Orban's inner circle and presented
    to the opposition caucus with no advance notice. Many,
    including conservative commentator Anita Orban, see the
    incident as a loyalty test, pointing out that prominent
    moderates including MPs Lajos Kosa, Janos Ader, and Antal
    Rogan were conspicuous in their absence (though Rogan has
    since released a statement of solidarity). A consistent
    critic of the FIDESZ leadership's "divorce" from center-right
    intellectuals during the party's shift toward populism, Orban
    believes this is the latest effort to whip up enthusiasm and
    enforce party discipline before Parliament reconvenes on
    February 12. Ultimately, however, she believes the party is
    "louder - but weaker - than the MSZP." Indeed, the Deputy of
    the KDNP Caucus became the first to break openly with the
    opposition's "excommunication" policy toward the Prime
    Minister, commenting publicly on February 6 that the time has
    come to work together with the government for the good of the
    nation.

    ¶5. (C) Comment: Although the ultimate disposition of the
    land around Parliament is an issue, the opposition's latest
    actions add little to either the substance or the tone of the
    debate. With the recent release of a lengthy report on the
    fall demonstrations which highlights FIDESZ's links to the
    violent protestors (ref b), their latest act of "civil
    disobedience" will likely underscore questions regarding
    their commitment to the rule of law. Much as we saw Viktor
    Orban at his best in a recent meeting with Ambassadors (ref
    a), this escapade shows that he is still equally liable to
    play with fire. End Comment.

    Foley

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